The Federal Aviation Administration assesses pilots for five “hazardous attitudes” that may forewarn of risky behaviors in the air. Therapeutic radiology researchers have adapted the FAA scale for radiation oncologists making treatment decisions.

A genetically engineered iteration of the herpes simplex virus has beaten back several advanced cancers in an early trial.

GE Healthcare may ship its deep learning-based image reconstruction software called AIR Recon DL with new 3D capabilities, the company announced Sept. 29.

Clinicians treating COVID-19 patients who have transplanted lungs and lower airway infection should order molecular testing in addition to, or regardless of, imaging findings.

Validation and testing of all algorithms is needed to eliminate any biases in the data used to train the AI, according to Julius Bogdan, vice president and general manager of the HIMSS Digital Health Advisory Team for North America.

An experimental Alzheimer’s drug therapy has slowed cognitive and functional decline by 27% versus placebo in a double-blind, randomized study of 1,795 individuals with early signs and symptoms of the disease.

Patients with autoimmune hepatitis may be better monitored across disease stages by AI-augmented multiparametric MRI than by liver biopsy, as the imaging has proven less costly and is inherently less risky due to its noninvasiveness. 

With 91% sensitivity but only 25% specificity, the tool is worthwhile for clinicians who remain wary of frequent false positives that would send patients with no fractures for unneeded imaging.